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J. 5. WALLNER.

SHOE- No. 575,559. Patented Jan. 19, 1897 WITNESSES:

UNITED STATES PATENT @EETcE.

JOSEPH S. WALLNER, OF BROCKPORT, NEW YORK.

SHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 575,559, dated January19, 1897.

Application filed April 18, 1896.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH S. WALLNER, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Brockport', in the county of Monroe and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoes; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a sufficiently f ull,clear, andexact description thereof as to enable others skilled in the 'art tomake and use the said invention.

This invention relates to shoes, and is specially applicable to therequirements of bicycle-riders, and has for its objects a convenientmeans of holding the lower parts of pantaloons around the ankle out ofreach of contact with the cranks and contiguous parts of the Vehicle, aneasy and automatic adaptation of the front part of the shoe to thespreading and contracting of the foot as pressure is exerted by andrelieved from the ball in riding, the prevention of rising and fallingof the shoe at the heel, and a protection of the rear of the ankle fromcold and wind.

To attain these several desiderata, this invention consists in a shoehaving on each side, in the quarter or front part of the upper,insertions of elastic webbing, and at the rear part, above the heel andankle, an upward extension, having at the front upper corners a strapand means of fastening the same around the ankle, which strap andextension can be placed outside of the pantaloons, so as to hold themclosely to the ankle, or may be fastened within the clothing around theankle, and the device is then a presentable Walking-shoe.

The construction and operation of this invention is shown in theaccompanying drawings, in which 7 Figure 1 shows a side elevation of ashoe embodying this invention. Fig. 2 shows a top or plan View thereof,and Fig. 3 shows in side view a modification of the rear extension.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents the heel of a shoe, 2 thequarter or front portion, and 3 the lace uniting-the sides of the front.

4 4 are elastic webs inserted in the front upon each side of the lacedportion, extending from above the ball of the foot to the upper edge ofthe quarter.

5 is an upward extension of the rear of the shoe, inclosing the rear ofthe ankle, and 6 and 6' are a strap and buckle reaching across SerialNo. 588,101. (No model.)

and engaging with each other in front above the ankle. From its topfront the extension 5 is cut away upon a curve extending rearwardly anddownwardly to each side edge of the quarter 2 and is there joined tosaid edge contiguous with the elastic webbing, so that the latter andthe extension cooperate by the action of the foot and ankle, thus makingan elastic connection between the instep portion of the quarter and thesaid extension. This construction also permits free and unconstrainedaction of the ankle-joint and allows the clothes to hang loosely throughthe cut-out with but few wrinkles and without interfering in the leastwith the shoe.

The elastic-web insertions permit the free expansion or spreading of thefoot when the ball of the foot is pressed downwardly and immediatelycontract the shoe again as soon as the pressure is relieved, and thusprevent the shoe from loosening and working up and down at the rearportion on the heel of the wearer. The strap and buckle 6 and 6 and the'upward extension 5 serve to confine the clothing 7 to the ankle of thewearer when fastened around them and are easily and neatly securedinside of the clothing when it is desired to use the shoes for walkingpurposes.

The extension 5 serves as a protection from wind upon the rear of theankles in riding.

Having described my invention and the operation thereof, what I claimis 1. A bicycle-shoe having a rear upward extension, the front of whichis cut out from its top to the side edges of the shoe-quarter, combinedwith suitable means connecting only the top of the extension around theankle, and the elastic webbing in the shoe-quarter having one endsecured contiguous with the front edge of the said extension, wherebythe latter and the webbing may cooperate by the action of the ankle andfoot, as set forth.

2. In a shoe for bicycle-riders, a shoe having an upward extension inthe rear, adapted to cover the rear of the ankle, and open at the front,in combination with a strap attached to the upper edge of saidextension, and means of fastening the same around the ankle of thewearer alternately, either around the clothing, or within the clothing,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

